Chapter 86 A Full Investigation
Chapter 86 A Full Investigation
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Finn raised an eyebrow slightly, catching the odd look on Zane’s face, but he said nothing and lowered his head.<fnf5e5> ???s ??????? ?s ?????? ?? Find★Novel</fnf5e5>
Then, as if remembering something, he reached into a drawer and pulled out a file.
It was the dossier Charles had handed him.
This time, he skipped straight to thest page, his fingertips brushing over the rough–textured cover.
The dossier was iplete, but the first half of it had been enough to leave a chill in his chest.
As thoughts swirled in his mind, he flipped back to the beginning and read through it again. His hands curled into fists gradually.
Why?
A year ago, all the evidence had pointed directly at Tess.
She had been Lock Group’s chief legal counsel, and apart from him, she was the only one with ess to ssifiedpany documents.
When thepany’s business secrets were leaked, he as the president of Lock Group, couldn’t have sabotaged his own firm. That left only one suspect–Tess.
Finn’s
gaze
darkened.
Back then, he had been drugged, and they had spent a hazy night together. And the very next morning, just as he sobered up, the news of the leak exploded.
His heart was filled with rage and betrayal. He ordered her arrest and imprisonment without hesitation.
But now, his heart began to race out of nowhere.
A vivid image of Tess‘ beautiful face in grief appeared in his mind.
It had been drizzling that day, but even the rain couldn’t drown out the sound of her cries.
In the end, all her protests and exnations had faded into silence–leaving behind only a quiet, bitterugh as she was led
away.
Thatugh still echoed in his memory like thunder.
His eyes narrowed as the memory hit him.
Tess‘ reaction back then had been strange.
She had been obsessed with him, so why would she betray him?
It had been a whole year, and this was the first time Finn truly allowed himself to question what had happened. One by one, doubts began piling up in his mind like an oing storm.
“Zane,” he called out suddenly.
Zane immediately stepped forward.
Finn handed him the file. “I want a full investigation into what happened one year ago. And this dossier–find the missing half, no matter what it takes.”
Huh?
Zane took the file with a puzzled frown. “Mr. Lock, all Lock Group files are essible to the chief legal counsel. That means Ms. Nadine…”
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Chapter 86 A Full Investigation
Finn looked up at him expressionlessly.
Zane immediately shut his mouth and let out a knowing smile. “Understood.”
As Finn’s assistant, Zane was swift and efficient. Without another word, he jogged out of the office.
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Now alone, Finn sat silently at his desk, surrounded by untouched stacks of paperwork. His eyes drifted over them before finally picking one up–only to find his thoughts drifting away once more.
He then picked up his phone.
Edith had sent him a message.
It was a photo of Tess sitting on a swing in the garden outside the condo, gently cradling a child in her arms. Her hair fell softly along her cheek, and her profile looked peaceful and calm.
Finn felt a sharp pang in his chest as his eyes locked onto the woman in the picture.
Could there <i>really </i><i>have </i><i>been </i><i>more </i><i>to </i><i>the </i><i>story </i><i>from </i><i>a </i><i>year </i><i>ago</i><i>? </i>
<i>If </i>not, then <i>why </i><i>had </i><i>she </i><i>looked </i><i>so </i><i>utterly </i><i>devastated</i><i>? </i>
His mind shed back to Tess bowing in the lobby of Lock Tower. Her clothes had been soaked through, her face pale and drained–but even then, her back had remained straight.
He had resented her back then. His family had forced him to marry her, and he had always believed she had used his grandmother to corner him. Even after the wedding, he rarely showed her any warmth.<ol><li>ed. He had started watching</li></ol>
her more closely. Without even realizing it,
But somewhere along the way, something had
he had arranged private protection for her.
Finn’s thoughts were a tangled mess. Everything was crashing together, and none of it made sense.
His gaze then drifted toward the baby in Tess‘ arms.
He had investigated the child’s origins. The only thing he knew for sure was that Tess had given birth while in prison.
But who was the child’s father? What exactly had happened to her in there? Everything was still a mystery.
Finn’s jaw tightened.
Unlike Finn, who sat in quiet turmoil, Nadine stormed into her office and kicked over a chair in frustration.
Her assistant, Tiffany, stood silently off to the side, too scared to speak.
“Finn doesn’t even like her! So why won’t he just divorce her already?”
How am I ever supposed to be <i>Mrs. </i>Lock with <i>that </i>woman <i>still </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>picture</i><i>? </i>
Nadine’s face was twisted in fury.
“And that criminal–Tess! She won’t even say who the baby’s father is. It’s obviously some illegitimate child! And she still has the nerve to unt herself in front of Finn like she’s done nothing wrong?”
Tiffany’s eyes darted nervously before she carefully spoke up.
“Ms. Ember, if you really can’t stand her… Maybe it’s time you teach her another lesson?”
“Teach her a lesson?<b>” </b>
Nadine scoffed, crossing her arms with a bitterugh.
“You think I haven’t already? That bitch was just lucky! I had everything nned. She was supposed to sleep with Charles and get caught by Finn in the act. That would’ve ruined her for good. But Finn found her first. And not only that–he even called in a private doctor to treat her. That idiot Charles copsed right there on the street and got hauled off to the hospital